ACT QUESTION OF THE DAY Part 3

1. A car averages 27 miles per gallon. If gas costs $4 1. A car averages 27 miles per gallon. If gas costs $4.04 per gallon, which of the following is closest to how much the gas would cost for this car to travel 2,727 typical miles? A. $ 44.44 B. $109.08 C. $118.80 D. $408.04 E. $444.40

2. When x = 3 and y = 5, by how much does the value of 3x2 – 2y exceed the value of 2x2 – 3y ?

3. What is the value of x when 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ? B. – 1/5 C. 1 D. 1/5 E. 7

4. What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210 ? B. 6 C. 14 D. 21 E. 42

5. Sales for a business were 3 million dollars more the second year than the first, and sales for the third year were double the sales for the second year. If sales for the third year were 38 million dollars, what were sales, in millions of dollars, for the first year? A. 16 B. 17.5 C. 20.5 D. 22 E. 35

A. are equal B. are NOT equal C. sum to 30° D. sum to 45° 6. In the figure below, ray EF was constructed starting from rays ED and EG. By using a compass, D and G were marked equidistant from E on rays and. The compass was then used to locate a point F, distinct from E, so that F is equidistant from D and G. For all constructions defined by the above steps, the measures of DEF and GEF: A. are equal B. are NOT equal C. sum to 30° D. sum to 45° E. sum to 60°

Answer Key D B E A